Four former player-of-the season winners have been added to the Norwich City Legends team which will face Inter Forever at Carrow Road next month.

Spencer Prior was City's player of the season in 1996. Picture: Archant library/Julian Nicholls

Darren Eadie, Gary Holt, Lee Croft, and Spencer Prior all lifted the Barry Butler Memorial Trophy during their Canaries careers and have been added to the big names already announced for the Sunday, May 20 exhibition match, along with four Inter additions.

Speedy winger Eadie made his professional debut against Vitesse Arnhem in the first round, while centre-back Prior – fresh from qualification for the 2019 Women’s World Cup as head coach of Thailand – played the full match at the San Siro against Inter.

Combative Scotland international midfielder Holt made 182 appearances for the Canaries, before two spells on the coaching staff, as assistant to Neil Adams and first-team coach under Alex Neil. Tricky winger Croft he made over 100 appearances before departing for Derby County.

Spencer Prior was City's player of the season in 1996. Picture: Archant library/Julian Nicholls

Inter Forever have mirrored City’s squad additions, by unveiling four more players of their own – Alessandro Bianchi, Massimo Paganin, Francesco Colonnese, and Giuseppe Baresi.

Bianchi and Paganin both played against City during the 1993-94 UEFA Cup campaign, with Inter winning both legs of the third round 1-0 thanks to goals from Dennis Bergkamp, and were subsequently involved in the victorious two-legged final against Austria Salzburg.

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